Adaptive Sensing Mechanism for Unlicensed Networks

2. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the SINR value as a function of the SINR values of the one or more uplinks for the UEs being served comprises calculating the SINR value as a minimum SINR value of the SINR values of the one or more uplinks for the UEs being served.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein calculating the SINR value as a function of the SINR values of the one or more uplinks for the UEs being served comprises calculating the SINR value as the linear average of the SINR values of the one or more uplinks for the UEs being served.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the ED threshold based on the current state of the unlicensed network comprises determining the ED threshold based on a declaration or detection of a radio link failure.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein determining the ED threshold based on the declaration or detection of the radio link failure comprises determining the ED threshold based also on a number of Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection re-establishment attempts.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the ED threshold based on the current state of the unlicensed network comprises determining the ED threshold based on a determined receiver sensitivity, wherein the receiver sensitivity is determined by measuring a received signal strength corresponding to a lowest successful modulation and coding scheme received from a user equipment over an observation period.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein signaling the ED threshold comprises signaling via an uplink grant.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein signaling the ED threshold comprises signaling via a Group Common Physical Downlink Control Channel.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by a network node.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by User Equipment.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the ED threshold based on the current state of the unlicensed network comprises determining the ED threshold based on a collision rate of downlink or/and uplink transmissions observed over a period.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein determining the ED threshold based on the collision rate comprises determining whether a number of negative acknowledgements over the period is greater than a threshold.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein signaling the index or the offset to the another entity comprises sending the index or offset as part of a downlink scheduling assignment or an uplink scheduling assignment.